In “What’s ‘Proportional Voting,’ and Why Is It Making a Comeback?” posted by Governing, the idea of proportional voting is brought back to the spotlight as a way for the United States to start conducting elections and ensuring that voters are being represented fairly.

The Fair Representation Act (FRA) -- H.R. 3057 continues to gain new Congressional cosponsors. The FRA was introduced on June 26, 2017 by Congressman Don Beyer who serves Virginia’s 8th district representing Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, and parts of Fairfax County. Rep. Beyer introduced the FRA because, ‘this bill would ensure that every voter has their voice represented in Congress, and make real progress towards bipartisan focus on getting results for the American people.’

This week, India elects a new President with ranked choice voting (RCV) playing a pivotal role. Although RCV is not used to elect India's main parliament, it has significant uses in the nation's largest democracy, one of the most important is for selecting the president.

On Friday, the Fairfax County (Virginia) Democratic Party endorsed its nominee for an upcoming special election to fill an at-large position on the School Board. Democrats winnowed down the broad field of six candidates using ranked choice voting.

In 2013, the Supreme Court nullified a much-needed part of the VRA in Shelby County v. Holder. Today, the Voting Rights Advancement Act was reintroduced in Congress. The bill would restore Section 5 of the VRA, establishing a new formula for determining which states would be covered.

On Saturday, the Massachusetts Democratic Party adopted a new platform, including an amendment supporting ranked choice voting. This echoes a long history of support for ranked choice voting in the state.

Today, the Illinois state house of representatives passed a bill for automatic voter registration 115 to 0. That follows a vote of the state senate where it passed 48 to 0. The bill now goes to the governor for his signature, which will make Illinois the ninth state to adopt automatic voter registration.

The Arlington County (Virginia) Democratic Committee (ACDC) endorsed two candidates for county office this weekend using ranked choice voting. The ACDC first used ranked choice voting in 2014, and a record 5,972 voters participated in this year’s caucus.

Like voters in nearby Minneapolis and St. Paul and students at more than 50 US schools, Oles can look forward to inclusive, civil campaigns and elections won with majority support and consensus. Tyler Benning, the Student Senate’s Bylaws Chair, noted the excitement: “Multiple Senators spoke to share their general support for RCV, and the proposal passed unanimously.